Struggling Rizespor will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Galatasaray in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only zero days ago in the Super Lig. Thankfully the previous game, versus Galatasaray, was also a home game here at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu. The away team is better rested.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Galatasaray, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Rizespor form and stats
Rizespor have played 13 Super Lig games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-6 (wins-draws-losses).
The Rizespor supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Galatasaray in Super Lig and win 2-0. Heartbreak before that as Rizespor lost 0-2 at Göztepe's place.
The Rizespor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Rizespor's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Galatasaray form and stats
As the visiting team in Super Lig matches, Galatasaray, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Super Lig, have produced an overall stat of 5-4-3 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Galatasaray as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
There were no winners in Galatasaray's previous match, a Super Lig home game that ended 0-0 vs Besiktas (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sivasspor that ended 2-2.
The travelling fans enjoy Galatasaray's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Galatasaray in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rizespor and Galatasaray have met before this season: Rizespor - Galatasaray 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rizespor one win, four draws and Galatasaray five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. García Zárate 9 goals |  A. Büyük 6 goals |   M. Škoda 5 goals |
Rizespor missing players
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| Rizespor | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 44 |
| 44 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 69% |
| 44% | 57% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 48% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 26% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 30% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 273 | 156 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 138 | 315 |
| 99 | 61 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 57 | 127 |
| 28% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | 35% |
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals (12) away
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals (20)
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Galatasaray has the most clean sheets (12)
- Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rizespor has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Rizespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Trabzonspor | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 33 | 56 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 56 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 49 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 44 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 43 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 43 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 10 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Kasımpaşa | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 29 |
| 13 | Gençlerbirliği | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 28 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Rizespor | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -22 | 23 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 44 | -35 | 22 |